Etymology

cunningham

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Today it means: A downhaul located at the tack of a sail, used for tightening the luff. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Coineagan ← Old English cyning
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cunningham · noun1

Named after its inventor, Briggs Cunningham.

Cunningham · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromhām“home, estate; hamlet, village”
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromcoineanach“rabbit”
  3. Old English · derived fromcyning“king”
  4. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromCoineagan
  5. English todayCunningham

From Scottish Gaelic Coineagan, a district of Ayrshire, either from Old English cyning (“king”) or Scottish Gaelic coineanach (“rabbit”) + Old English hām (“home, estate; hamlet, village”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishcyning all →

KingswoodKingtonKingdonKingsnorthConybeareConingtoncyningKingsbury Episcopi

Old Englishhām all →

homehamHempsteadHomewoodHampsteadRotherhamHampdenIshamhjemBrahamTrenthamhameDebenhamCockerhamMeashamWykehamMelthamAlnhamGrabham-hamhyemPavenhamSparham

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